diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index d02db01edf2f..bf29260f6e52 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int nr_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		msecs_to_jiffies(READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_transport_busy_delay));
 	nr->idle   =
 		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_no_activity_timeout);
-	nr->window = sysctl_netrom_transport_requested_window_size;
+	nr->window = READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_transport_requested_window_size);
 
 	nr->bpqext = 1;
 	nr->state  = NR_STATE_0;